Anthony Firingee
Indian singer, writer and folk poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1967 film, see Antony Firingee (film).
Anthony Firingee (1786–1836; Bengali: Antōnī Phiringī, lit. 'Anthony the foreigner'), born as Hensman Anthony, was a Bengali language kavigan singer-writer and folk poet of Portuguese origin known for his works in Bengali devotional songs in the early part of the 19th century. He was also noted for his performance in literary face-offs known as Kavigan.[1][2]